Boot!

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AlbumNov 11 / 20136 songs, 56m 14s
European Free Jazz
Noteable

To be released on The Thing Records Nov 12th, 2013

7.7 / 10

Swedish/Norwegian trio the Thing—who've covered the Cramps, the Sonics, and PJ Harvey and collaborated with Jim O’Rourke, Peter Brötzmann, and Merzbow—play free jazz you can stage dive to. Their sixth album, Boot!, is among the group’s finest efforts at pairing bludgeoning physicality with heady free jazz chops.

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7 / 10

The Thing never, ever messed around. One could make the argument that their music is a perfect reflection of their blunt name